Today in Class: October 20, 2015
B1
- DGP 15
- Learning Goals
- DGPs: Master the rules of standardized English (L1)
- Lit Circles: Read and comprehend complex literary texts
independently (RL10); Analyze literature (RL1-9); Draw evidence from the text
in written responses (W9); Participate effectively in collaborative discussions
(SL1)
- “There Will Come Soft Rains”: Read and comprehend complex
literary texts independently (RL10); Analyze how an author’s choices concerning
how to structure a text create mystery, tension, or surprise (RL5)
- Lit Circle Meeting 3 (30 minutes)
- Online textbook tutorial and began reading “There Will Come Soft Rains” (470-477)
- Homework: Prepare for next Lit Circle meeting
B3
- DGP 14
- Learning Goals
- DGPs: Master the rules
of standardized English (L1)
- Reading and discussion of “The Minister’s Black Veil”:
Comprehend and analyze complex literary texts (RL1-6)
- Vocabulary Builder: Build vocabulary and develop skills to
use new words correctly in context (L1, 3, 5, 6)
- Literary Analysis: Parable and Symbol: Identify and analyze
parable and symbol in literary texts;
What impact does Hawthorne’s use of these literary techniques have on
this text? (RL5, 6)
- Finish reading and discussing “The Minister’s Black Veil”
- Responding to “The Minister’s Black Veil”: Work with your
group members to complete
- Vocabulary Builder worksheet
- Literary Analysis: Parable and Symbol worksheet
- Review worksheets as class
- Homework: Finish "The Minister's Black Veil" worksheets if you did not finish today
B4
- DGP 21
- Groups share short story modernizations
- Laptop set up tutorial
